More Quotes by Washington Irving
He that drinks beer, thinks beer.
The easiest thing to do, whenever you fail, is to put yourself down by blaming your lack of ability for your misfortunes.
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven
Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.
Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.
Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing.
The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.
There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that trancends all other affections of the heart